The third book in the trilogy that explores the popular missional movement From Reggie McNeal, the bestselling author of The Present Future and Missional Renaissance, comes the third book in the series that helps to define and illuminate the popular missional movement. This newest book in the trilogy examines a natural outgrowth of the move toward a missional orientation: the deconstruction of congregations into very small Christian communities. For all those thousands of churches and leaders who have followed Reggie McNeal's bold lead, this book details the rise of a new life form in churches. Discusses how to move a church from an internal to an external ministry focus Reggie McNeal is a recognized leader in the missional movement Outlines an alternative to the program church model that is focused on the projects and passions of the congregants This book draws on McNeal's twenty years of leadership roles in local congregations and his work over the last decade with thousands of clergy and church leaders.

The third book in the trilogy that explores the popularmissional movementFrom Reggie McNeal, the bestselling author of The PresentFuture and Missional Renaissance, comes the third bookin the series that helps to define and illuminate the popularmissional movement. This newest book in the trilogy examines anatural outgrowth of the move toward a missional orientation: thedeconstruction of congregations into very small Christiancommunities. For all those thousands of churches and leaders whohave followed Reggie McNeal's bold lead, this book details the riseof a new life form in churches.* Discusses how to move a church from an internal to an externalministry focus* Reggie McNeal is a recognized leader in the missionalmovement* Outlines an alternative to the program church model that isfocused on the projects and passions of the congregantsThis book draws on McNeal's twenty years of leadership roles inlocal congregations and his work over the last decade withthousands of clergy and church leaders.

About the Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series xiForeword by Hugh Halter xiiiAcknowledgments xviiIntroduction xix1 ''Let There Be . . . Missional Communities'' 12 The Missional Church Conversation 153 Missional Communities--European Style 394 Soma Communities: Missional Communities as Organizing Architecture 655 Campus Renewal UT: Missional Communities as Campus Evangelism Strategy 856 Future Travelers: Missional Communities as Megachurch Strategy 1037 Mission Houston: Missional Communities for Spiritual Formation and Community Transformation 1258 Looking Ahead 145About the Author 155Index 157